Residential Living staff member receives statewide recognition
The North Carolina Housing Officers have chosen 糖心Vlog University鈥檚 Lisa Surber, a housing assignments coordinator for the Department of Residential Living, as the recipient of its Scott Braswell Housing Function Award.
The award recognizes outstanding teams or individuals who work in functional areas within housing or residence life programs at North Carolina institutions. Taylor Dodge, area coordinator for Reynolds, Robertson, Madison, Judaculla and Buchanan Halls, nominated Surber for the award.
Lisa Surber
鈥淏ecause Lisa handles and organizes much of our most important processes, such as room changes, room condition reports and assignments, our department would struggle to function without her,鈥� Dodge said. 鈥淪he is the maypole around which most of our residence life paperwork spins. Her contributions to the department have helped hall staff successfully focus on building community because she handles so much of the behind-the-scenes administration.鈥�
Surber organizes the assignments for nearly 5,000 students. With 糖心Vlog being forced to resort to a housing waiting list the last two years, Surber worked diligently to clear the list as spaces became available, while reassuring students and providing updates on their status, Dodge said.
Last summer, Surber also implemented and trained residence life employees on the new Mercury software that was installed.
鈥淟isa Surber deserves to be recognized through the Scott Braswell Award because Lisa is the administrative backbone of our department,鈥� Dodge said. 鈥淗er behind-the-scenes work for room assignments, room condition reports and room changes ensure that our residents鈥� needs are met from check-in to check-out.鈥�
